This movement was spearheaded by Brooklyn CORE: The Congress of Racial Equality, which worked to create jobs, desegregate housing, and improve schools in Bed Stuy from 1960 to 1964.
In New York City, single room occupancies are almost as much of a local institution as Katz's pastrami and the Coney Island Cyclone.
Brooklyn is famous for its green blocks and backyards. But where to find enough of the right plants to landscape your block, stoop or garden? Here are seven local garden centers whose selection is worth a special trip.
This weekend’s open house picks include homes in Park Slope, Boerum Hill and Bed Stuy, all in move-in condition.
In Crown Heights, here's a spacious two-bedroom floor-through apartment on the parlor level of a barrel-fronted three-story building.
In Greenpoint, here's an appealing 19th century wood frame currently configured as a three-family, with some original details.
In Carroll Gardens, here's an appealing duplex condo spread out over the parlor and garden floors of a four-story row house.
In the Prospect Heights Historic District, here's a Renaissance Revival sandstone row house modern updates among its historic notes.
This weekend’s open house picks include homes in Brooklyn Heights, Ditmas Park, Park Slope and Windsor Terrace.
Here’s a primely located three-bedroom duplex apartment for rent in a 1840s Greek Revival townhouse.
